Rail fastening means



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RAIL FASTENING MEANS.

.APPLICATION HLED FEB. 27. 1919.

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hpplicationfiled February 27, 1919. Serial No. 279,526.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, Louis VEID', a citizen of the United States, residing at Fireco, in the county of Raleigh, State oflVe'st Virginia', have invented a newand useful Rail- Fastening Means; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such "as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the. same.

The present invention relates to a rail fastening means, and has for its object to provide a device 'of this character which can be used either with or without the conventional wooden railroad tie, and which embodies novel features .of construction whereby it will hold the track rails securely in position and prevent spreading or overturning thereof.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a device of this character which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in its construction, which can be readily placed in position or removed therefrom, and which is adjustable to compensate for wear and difierent sizes of rails.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will morefully appear as the description proceeds. the novel features thereof being pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following de scription and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view through a railroad track provided with rail fastening means constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal septional view through one end of the device.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4. is a horizontal sectional view on the line 4:-4: of Fig. 2.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of the invention, the numeral 1 designates a metal base plate which has an elongated formation and is adapted to extend transversely across the track, the track rails 22 resting upon end Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 27, 1919.

portions thereof. This base plate 1 may be arranged on the top of a wooden railroad tie 3, being provided at the middle portion thereof with an opening to receive a spike 4, and at the endsthereof with notches 5 to receive spikes 6. The base plate can thus be readily secured to a wooden tie, if desired, although under some conditions the wooden tie can be entirely dispensed with.

Each end of the base plate is formed with a longitudinally extending tubular guide housing 7 which is arranged on'the outside of the corresponding track rail 2. Slides 8 are mounted within the guide housings 7 said slides being formed with clamping heads 9 which are shaped to engage the outer sides of the track rails 2. These clamping heads 9 fit inthe fishing spaces of the rails and not only extend over the base flanges of the rails, as indicated at 9, but also fit against the under faces of the rail heads so as to firmly support the rails and prevent any possibility of overturning thereof. I a

The inner sides of the track rails 2 are engaged by fixed blocks 10 which are shaped to extend over the base flanges of the rails. These blocks preferably have a hollow formation, as indicated at 10 so as to re- ,duce the weight thereof and save metal, and

in the present instance the blocks are secured in position by bolts 11. The slides 8 also have a hollow formation, as indicated at 8, and the rear upper corners of the slides are cut away to provide shoulders 12. These cut away corners also provide clearance spaces for the wedge shaped keys 13 which extend transversely across the guide housings 7 and are slidably received within openings 14L in the sides thereof.

The locking wedges 13 engage bearing plates 15 which have the ends thereof received within notches 16 formed in the ing plate. The shims will be held in position by the confining walls surrounding the same, and no fastening means will be necessary to hold the same in position. After the.

locking wedge 13 has been driven into position and the clamping head 9 forced into a firm engagement with the track rail, the parts are locked in position by inserting a key 18 through one of a series of openings 19 in the tapered end of the wedge shaped key. Then this device has been applied and is in use the track rails will be held securely in position and prevented from spreading or overturning, although in order to release the rails it is merely necessary to remove the locking pins 18 and withdraw the wedge shaped keys 13.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let- -ters Patent, is

l. A rail fastening means including a base plate upon which the track rail rests, a tubular guide housing at one end of the base plate, a slide mounted within the guide housing and formed with a clamping head adapted to engage one side of a track rail, a fixed block applied to the base plate and adapted to engage the other side of the track rail, the slide having a hollow formation and having the rear end thereof cut away to provide a clearance space and a shoulder, a bearing plate fitted against the shoulder and formed with a wing which extends into the hollow portion of the-slide and cooperates with the walls thereof to hold the bearing plate against longitudinal movement, and a transverse locking wedge extending across the guide housing, said locking Wedge being received Within the clearance space formed by the cut away portion of the slide and engaging the bearing plate to force the clampin head into a firm engagement with the trac rail.

2. A rail fastening means including a base plate upon which the track rail rests, a tubular guide housing at one end of the base plate, a slide mounted within the guide housing and formed with ya clamping-head which engages one side of the track rail, a fixed block mounted upon the base plate and engaging the opposite side of the track rail, the slide having a hollow formation and having the rear end thereof cut away to provide a clearance space and a shoulder, a notch being formed in the shoulder, a hearing plate received Within the notch and formed with a lateral wing which projects into the hollow portion of the slide and cooperates with the walls thereof to hold the bearing plate in position, removable shims between the bearing plate and the base of the notch, and a transverse locking wedge extending across the guide housing, said locking wedge being received within the clearance space provided by the cut away portion of the slide and engaging the hearing plate to force the clampin head into a firm engagement with the tract rail.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS VEID.

lVitnesses H. P. WILSON, FRENTO GAZABONE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

